New dvd recorder connected to tv. TV works fine but recorder not.

Brand new Sony digital dvd recorder connected correctly (with scart) to Hitachi digital TV, aerial connected to dvd then TV. Digital TV works perfectly but recorder puts out message that it can't communicate with TV and signals too weak (we can see the transmitter two miles away from our window). Recorder will play dvd's but will not record any digital TV channels. What do we need to do?

Try- unplug the unit for a long time and then plug it back.Please tell me model number for more help.ThanksTry- unplug the unit for a long time and then plug it back.Please tell me model number for more help.Thanks

Also--Check the mode of recording, there are two types, one being editable will not play on most other devices.2. check whether the discs are finalized3. If you are using re-writable discs, you may not get the option to change the video mode, so try using regular dvd -r or +r discs.

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Also--Check the mode of recording, there are two types, one being editable will not play on most other devices.2. check whether the discs are finalized3. If you are using re-writable discs, you may not get the option to change the video mode, so try using regular dvd -r or +r discs.

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You need a freeview box to connect to the scart INPUT of the DVD recorder. The Freeview box has to have a programmable timer built in. Connect your aerial to the freeview box, the aerial output then goes into the TV. You program the DVD to the times you want to record each program, but always the input is the SCart. You the program the Freeview box to change to the right program at the beginning of the program you want to record.

You need to go into the menu and set the "av-2 out put" to DTV, that should solve the problem, remembering to connect the "in" scart on the recorder to AV-2 on the tv.If there is only 1 scart on the recorder it will be a 2 way connection, sending and recieving a signal.

If the clarification request is correct. The only thing i can suggest is. Plug aerial into converter box. plug converter box into TV using either scart or coaxial cable. then connect converter box to dvd recorder using scart or coaxial cable depending on what you used to plug converter box into TV with. Then plug dvd recorder into TV. I don't know if you have to set-up the converter box to start receiving i'm not sure. But try this anyway.
You'd probably have been better off getting a free-view box and your dvd recorder. Because as long as you've got a free-view box you'll always get digital. Hope this helps

make sure you have a connection from one of your scart sockets (assuming you are using scart) on your sat to your pvr and then a connection (scart/hdmi?) to your tv from the pvr.

if you have a second scart or better still hdmi on your sat then plug that into tv

set top box scart output to tv

you do not say which tv model number you have so I dont know what input sockets you have but I will assume a couple of scart inputs and maybe a hdmi in (if hd version of tv) these days that would be considered a minimum amout of inputs so the setup suggestion above should be fine with that

It is the signal that is digital not the TV, does your TV have a scart connection on the back? (a 2 rowed 21 pin female connection point).That is the best way you can connect your DVD Rec. to it. The digital ready is just going to be DVB or something similar, which is just a form of digital freeview. Dont be conned by salesmen into buying a new TV with the DVD, as long as your TV was bought in the last decade or so it will have scart. If not you should just loop the RF out from the video into the DVD then out the DVD into the TV. But if you want to record from video to DVD you will have to connect the two by scart lead.

If you select the HDMI channel to watch a dvd does it do it then, if not disconnect both ends of the scart lead and reconnect or replace. If the scart lead is not in properly this could happen, when you switch on the player and play a disc your tv will automatically switch to the AV/Scart channel, but you are better off manually turning the TV over to the HDMI Hi-Def channel for DVD.